🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
7 meetings · sets 6–9
🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
#16 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Naomi Osaka have met 7 times since 2017; Naomi Osaka leads 4–3. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Toronto (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Osaka
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Naomi Osaka are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 7,186 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
7 career meetings, newest first
Aug 5, 2024
Toronto
H Hard · Round of 32
Jun 10, 2024
s Hertogenbosch
G Grass · Round of 32
Mar 6, 2024
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 22, 2021
Miami
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 24, 2020
Cincinnati
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 16, 2019
Osaka
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 25, 2017
Wuhan
H Hard · Round of 64
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Osaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Naomi Osaka | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 11–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.44 | 2.29 |
| ROI % | +55.6% | +54.8% |
| Units P/L | +8.34u | +7.67u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Osaka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Mertens's 40%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 67 | L |
| Donna Vekic | W 63 63 | W |
| Diana Shnaider | L 63 67 67 | W 61 62 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 61 36 06 | W 64 76 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | W 63 46 62 |
| Coco Gauff | L 62 67 36 | W 63 62 |
| Emma Navarro | W 62 62 | L 46 46 |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | W 60 46 63 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | W 62 61 | L 63 46 46 |
| Elina Svitolina | W 61 76 | W 62 62 |
Last five matches per player
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Laura Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Tatjana Maria
French Open ·
May 25
Tatjana Maria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Aryna Sabalenka
French Open ·
Jun 1
Iva Jovic
French Open ·
May 30
Donna Vekic
French Open ·
May 28
Laura Siegemund
French Open ·
May 26
Laura Siegemund
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Laura Siegemund
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Donna Vekic
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Aryna Sabalenka
Roland Garros · Round of 16
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–42 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 71% |
| Sets won | 59% | 66% |
| Games won | 55% | 56% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 3 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 3 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
